On Saturday, we celebrated Gabriel's baptism at St Brigid Church. He was an AMAZING baby and slept through the ENTIRE thing! The Deacon & I were joking that he should have added ice cubes to the baptismal font to get a reaction from Gabe. All he did when the water was poured over his head was throw up his arms; he didn't even open his eyes!
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| Talking about our good little sleeper with Deacon Ron |
Godmother Chelsea came over the house early to take some pictures of us putting Gabriel in his outfit, which was made out of my wedding dress by my mother's seamstress. He looked so adorable (even though he cried a little while we were putting it on). His Nonno & Nonna gave him a gold cross in honor of the occasion.
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| Putting on his white outfit |
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| Buttoning it up |
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| His cross from Nonno & Nonna |
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| Crying while I put on his cross |
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| Babcia & Grammy soothing Gabriel's cries |
(On a side note, I think I dressed my husband wonderfully well - do you see how beautiful his eyes look with that color shirt?)
Deacon Ron gave an incredible service - personal and heart-filled. We really appreciate his willingness to accommodate our date needs. Godparents Chelsea & Andre also did a wonderful job!
We had a photographer come to the church, since Chelsea was going to be otherwise busy with Godmother duties. We're still waiting for her images, but she did share this one, which I am in LOVE with! I can't wait to see the others, hopefully soon.
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| Photo by Jessie J Photography |
We had a luncheon afterwards at Maxwell Silverman's Restaurant. The food was amazing, and the (last-minute) cake was a hit, too. They had even decorated for Christmas with some twinkle lights - these captured Gabe's attention the whole time! After I fed him, he was awake and alert; he got passed around to many a relative and didn't cry but once! Godfather Andre gave a beautiful toast to Gabriel.
Overall, it was a great day, though exhausting for Gabriel and his parents. We were so happy to have had a lot of family and close friends from near & far attend this special occasion.
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